What did you do with the dice?

Seeing this scene, Rusalka thought about how she had worked so hard to kill one person with five Holy Slashes, while she could easily dispel two with one spell. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Tsk, wizard, shepherd dog.

After the tree man disappeared, the rain of arrows stopped again, replaced by the constant sound of birds singing.

Rusalka asked, "What are they talking about?"

Theresa tossed her golden hair, put her hands behind her back, stepped forward with her right foot to the left, and then bent slightly toward Rusalka. She tilted her head to look him in the eye with a seductive smile. "I'm praising you for looking so handsome when you used your shield to block the tree man just now~"

Rusalka's expression management almost failed: "Hey... ahem, Ms. Theresa, I don't think now is the time to tell these jokes."

Theresa instantly reached out to Rusalka's side and clenched a golden magic palm in the air, emitting a dazzling light. "Be careful over there!"

Rusalka hurriedly looked over there, but after the golden light faded, there was only an empty forest over there, with nothing but big trees.

Maybe the opponent just shot that terrible purple poisonous arrow at this side again, but it was blocked by Theresa's magic.

Apart from this attack, the other party seemed to be caught in some dilemma and did not take any further action. However, the birdsong in the woods continued to sing in secret language that was not kept secret at all. This made Rusalka, the only one in the audience who could not understand, very curious about what these elves were discussing.

Is there an internal conflict, and are they starting to use their keyboards to protect their families?

Rusalka: (From "The Neighboring Tree Elf Sister Who Always Loudly Uses Birdsong to Cover Her Shyness")

Sani Tower: (TD.)

But the good news was that the birdsong was obviously getting farther and farther away. Although Rusalka didn't understand what they were saying the whole time, she knew that they had indeed retreated inexplicably.

Theresa translated, "Well, they feel that you and I work so well together that there's no chance for them to take advantage of us, so they're planning to withdraw. Let's go and find Phoenix."

Sanita: (It’s a lie, don’t believe it.)

Rusalka: (I certainly don’t believe it.)

Sanita: (Please tell me your understanding.)

Rusalka: (Actually, they're a couple, so they left us some space, not wanting to disturb our two-person world. It seems like all elves are good people~)

Sanita: (Okay, I beg you to believe it a little bit.)

Although the surroundings were a mess, there was no need to clean it up herself. Rusalka thought about it and decided that since Theresa was willing to go with her, it didn't seem like a big problem. Besides, she seemed to know the way, so she nodded and followed her.

After they left, a dark figure that had been watching them slowly disappeared into the shadows of the woods.

Chapter 161 Sicilian Front (11)

"Wow!"

The brand new crystal glass fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The red wine soaked into the transparent crystal residue, and the wine stains gradually spread on the white ground. The mellow aroma of wine quickly filled the air. Just by taking a sip, even a layman who never drank alcohol could understand that this was definitely the taste of fine wine.

This cup of wine worth 6 silver coins was wasted. The breaking of the cup was not intentional, but the fifth elder of the elves seemed to have heard some shocking news, which resulted in him not holding the cup in his hand, causing a small disaster.

Marquis Allen quickly wiped the corner of his mouth with a napkin, then gestured for a servant to come up and clean up. He asked with concern, "What's the matter, Respected Elf Elder? Is it that the wine doesn't suit your taste? I have several different varieties of wine here. How about having one of my servants bring them over to you?"

The Fifth Elder shook his head. "This time, I've brought two titled tree herders with me. The older one, 'Teardrop,' will be responsible for concealing your army's presence, and the younger one, 'New Sprout,' will be in charge of commanding ambushes in the forest."

The beautiful elven woman slowly stood up, her wooden clogs crushing the crystal slag on the ground. "Just now, Xinya died. The enemy killed her with a single blow. She was a druid who had lived for 524 years, but she didn't even have time to use the most basic means of survival, such as Wild Form. They killed her while surrounded by an entire team of rangers."

Marquis Allen did not quite understand the standards for estimating combat effectiveness. Like most of the Sinedi nobles loyal to Grand Duke Delei, he was not a militant person.

But reading people's expressions was his forte. He read a lot of information from the panicked and confused aura displayed by the Fifth Elder, who had been enjoying his meal with such composure, and tentatively asked, "Are you saying that the Lord of Pearl Tears has become so powerful that we can't deal with him?"

If the answer is affirmative, then Marquis Allen will feel that he needs to change his investment in this battle. As an old noble of Sinidi, the sword master is just a very powerful and useful tool for doing things in the open. Naturally, he also has a secret card hidden in the dark that he does not want others to know.

The beautiful elf woman frowned. "Impossible! If he had that kind of strength, the Ranger Squad wouldn't have lost only two men when they attacked Bright Moon City, and they wouldn't have been able to drag it out until now."

"Is that the white-haired Filin assassin?"

She shook her head: "Although that Filin is the last of the Shadow Lady's faith, her strength is not as formidable as that of the Shadow Association's leader, 'Ghost', when the Shadow Lady's faith was still alive.

Her Majesty the Queen has assessed that if the Rangers only need to use the 'Space Locking Orb', her strength will be far inferior to that of the Pearl Tear Lord. Furthermore, she needs time to prepare for traveling through the Shadow Plane. The Rangers will not give her a second chance, and New Bud will never be killed without warning."

The servant behind him hurriedly changed the chair for the fifth elder, cleaned the floor, and lay on the ground to wipe up the wine with a rag.

She slowly sat down, crossed her legs again, and picked up the newly served wine glass: "Human, I hope our cooperation will be unreserved. What do you think?"

Marquis Allen smiled bitterly and said, "Of course it is, but you can see that my troops are desperately resisting the Knights of Esdi, and my cavalry is fighting with the remnants of Rusalka's army in the woods. These are the pillars of my family's foundation and the military force that has ruled this area for many years. What else can I hold back?"

Don't you think the reason we're in this impasse is because Marquis Momola next door is sitting on his hands, intending to reap the rewards? I think you should send an envoy to convey the Grand Duke's wishes, urging them to send troops to cooperate with us. That way, Lord Pearl Tear and the Grand Prince can be delivered to you more quickly."

The fifth elder took a sip of wine and shook his head: "No, Her Majesty the Queen naturally has other arrangements for the human family called Momola."

Marquis Allen: "But..."

"Are you questioning Her Majesty's judgment? Or do you think that because you're a subordinate of Grand Duke Delai, you're entitled to command me to do your bidding?" The Fifth Elder, distraught over the death of a trusted confidant, snorted coldly at Marquis Allen and said with a sneer, "I hope you can recognize your own identity and position and quietly carry out orders. Only trees that bear fruit in silence deserve nourishment; noisy crickets are only detested."

Marquis Allen was silent for a few seconds, then he smiled and raised his glass, saying, "My apologies, Elder. I overstepped my bounds. I hope you don't mind my careless words. Come, I'll toast you."

The Fifth Elder ignored him, setting the glass aside and taking a sip of wine himself. He acted as if accepting Marquis Allen's apology as if it were a favor, and added sarcastically, "So, because of this, cooperating with humans like you is not a pleasant experience."

Marquis Allen could only awkwardly take the cup back and take a sip himself: "Thank you very much for not bearing grudges."

Not long after, Marquis Allen slowly stood up and indicated that he wanted to go for a walk.

After he walked out of the tent, he clapped his hands six times in a rhythmic pattern, then crossed his fingers and made a cross in front of his chest.

A voice sounded in his mind: "What's the matter? My dear Second Young Master Allen? How many years have passed since I dealt with your blood relative for you last time? I thought you had forgotten the contract between us."

Marquis Allen said to himself, "It seems that your intelligence is not very well-informed. I am now the head of the Allen family, and your followers are now working for me here."

The whispering voice chuckled, "Believers? You mean those toys that drank my blood? They're still alive. It seems your human world is indeed quite peaceful. Since you've come to me, it seems the identity of this family head isn't omnipotent after all. As usual, there's a price and a wish."

Marquis Allen: "One. If possible, find a chance to kill the elf in the tent behind me."

The chaotic voice was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Kill that elf? That's more than just one price. Just coming here in person would cost at least three, and if you're going to attack me, you'll have to pay more."

Marquis Allen: "What I mean is, find an opportunity to make a move. I will find a way to create this opportunity, but if this opportunity does not exist, we will discuss the price for you to show up in person."

"make a deal!"

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Rusalka: "Year 544 of the Royal Calendar, I don't know what month or day it is, it's sunny. Because we're surrounded by enemy troops, I'm going to experience Bear Grylls' wilderness survival tonight."

Theresa was on her way to find Phoenix with Rusalka when she suddenly lost connection.

Perhaps due to excessive consumption of energy, Ai Li just said "Strange, why am I here" and collapsed instantly.

Rusalka not only lamented that being young was good, but also that she could fall asleep as soon as she lay down.

Well, now that things have come to this, he didn't dare to walk around with an unconscious wounded man. Fortunately, he found a dry open space nearby. He went to get some clean leaves and laid them down, which would serve as their temporary resting place for tonight.

After nightfall, without the sunlight and the shadows of the trees blocking the moonlight, the surroundings immediately became pitch black.

Only the sparse chirping of insects could be heard around. It was terrifyingly quiet. The shadows of the trees were hazy in the dim light, making it seem like strangers wrapped in black cloaks were surrounding and watching this side. Anyone who was a little timid would not dare to sleep in such an open-air environment.

Fortunately, Rusalka had enough food hidden on her body to last her a whole meal, so she could enjoy the effects of a long rest.

However, since he had no night vision, he was not used to the pitch black surroundings. He was also worried that he would be attacked by the enemy during his long rest, and then the unconscious Ai Li would be doomed.

I simply picked up some dry branches, used a flint to make a fire, and picked some beautiful mushrooms and fungi nearby to roast and eat.

How do you choose mushrooms? Poison-immune Rusalka says she prefers the pretty, crunchy ones.

But after lighting the fire, Rusalka knew what the law of the dark forest was.

Originally, the surroundings were just filled with swaying shadows of trees, making it look a bit eerie. There might be soldiers or enemies hiding nearby, but visibility in the forest was limited at night, and no one dared to openly hold torches to make it appear that the enemy was in the dark while we were in the light. We could only try our luck and pray that we would not encounter the enemy during our rest time.

However, as soon as Rusalka lit a fire, the surroundings suddenly became bright. Among the shadows of the trees stretched by the fire, the shadows of several uninvited guests soon began to appear. It was obvious that some spies were peeking in here, trying to find out the situation around the campfire.

Immediately afterwards, several arrows shot towards Rusalka from the forest. The latter took several arrows without dodging. He sighed, put down the grilled mushroom skewers in his hand, bent down to pick up the arrows on the ground, picked out a few that were not broken, pulled them on the crossbow and shot them back.

A few screams broke the silence of the forest, and soon after that, the surroundings became quiet again.

Rusalka: (Even grilling mushrooms is a hassle.)

Sanita: (The reason they set fire so late at night is because they think the rangers are too easy to bully, and they want to taunt them back, or what?)

Rusalka also felt that she was indeed a bit arrogant, but the mushrooms were only half roasted, so she had to finish roasting them.

This lasted for about ten minutes, during which time he fought back and forth with several waves of enemies in the jungle who kept trying to shoot him. After the fourth wave of attacks, he stomped out the campfire.

The surroundings suddenly fell into darkness again. The arrival of the flame brought disputes, and after it went out, everything returned to peace and a new cycle began.

But Rusalka thought again, the elves all have the talent of dark vision and are not affected by the effects of darkness magic. Night does not affect vision like day. If Ai Li cannot wake up tonight, it means that she cannot rest for a long time. In this way, it doesn't matter whether she lights a fire or not.

I regret it. I should have grilled two more mushrooms. They tasted really good.

Rusalka: (What do you think Phoenix is ​​doing now? Is she having trouble sleeping? Not eating enough? Is she afraid of the dark? Oh, if I were by her side, I could take care of her.)

Sanitta: (No, how could a follower of the Lady of Shadow be afraid of the dark? And who was taking care of whom? You'd rather believe that Phoenix's ability to survive in the wild is inferior to yours than that I am Qin Shi Huang?)

Rusalka: (I believe you. V you 50. Can you give me a few cities?)

Sani Iron Tower: (Hello, I, the Qin Shi Huang, have already delivered Bright Moon City, Silver City, and Evergreen City. How is the payment going?)

Rusalka: (Xiaofei, keep the accounts!)

----

While Rusalka was roasting mushrooms, Phoenix was making delicious roasted snakes.

There are four of them in one set, two big and two small, the whole family is here.

Charrones was grilling fish next to them. Dozens of soldiers and the coachman who had survived the journey with them were also sitting beside them, grilling game. They were responsible for adding fire and collecting fresh water, maintaining weapons, and looking after the supplies brought from various carriages.

They even had a few pheasants, unknown wild animals, and a small crocodile with them, so they returned with a full load.

The reason why Phoenix could light a fire and roast food with confidence was that he found a small underground cave near a water source. He used some leaves to seal the entrance of the cave as a camouflage and block out the light, so he could naturally light a fire.

There's no need to worry about carbon dioxide concentration; that's something Earth should be concerned about. Even though there's talk of suffocation on the Eternal Plane, it's often not a problem with the air, but rather a problem with the lungs or magic circuits being unable to withstand the magic particles in the air.

The fish and meat were roasting on the fire, sizzling with oil. This place has maintained its original ecological environment all year round, and there are no monsters occupying the mountain. The wild game here is fat and plump, and it tastes delicious when you bite it.

Compared to Rusalka's wilderness survival, Phoenix's group is more like a picnic.

The group feasted with delicious food, their mouths drooling. As they ate, the soldiers praised Phoenix, saying things like, "Lord Pearl Tear has good taste, having found such a good wife." They said, "Those noble women of the human race are just pretty faces. If it came to a real war, Phoenix of the Flin tribe would be far more reliable. What does it mean to be a couple who have endured life and death together?" They were filled with envy.

It turns out that even cats like to be praised, and their tails wag and stick up high.

There is probably no creature in the world that doesn't like to be praised, it's just that the things they like are different.

The soldiers said this because, on the one hand, it was thanks to Phoenix's care that they had such an excellent resting place, and on the other hand, Rusalka was not here, and there were not many opportunities to dine at the same table with their leader at such a close distance and even flatter him freely.

Challens sighed, "If I weren't on the battlefield, this kind of life wouldn't be bad. Now I understand why those nobles always like to hold hunting events."

Since they had been saved by Charron today, the soldiers thanked him and started chatting with him. "Sir Charron, you must be an outstanding knight, right? Where are you from?"

He didn't hide it: "I'm from Alice City."

A very young soldier rubbed his head and asked, "Alice City? I've never heard of it. It's pretty far from Pearl Tear Territory, right?"

"Damn, you haven't even heard of the king of our Snidi Kingdom?" a nearby soldier said in surprise. "That's said to be the most prosperous place in the entire kingdom. It's said that the farmers living nearby use hoes made of gold to plow the land."

The young soldier looked at him with envy. "Wow, isn't that better than Silver City? We joined the army and went to the battlefield just to get residency in Silver City. Since you're from the capital, why did you come to our place? Isn't it better there?"

As he finished speaking, a nearby soldier nudged him, motioning with his chin to look at who was next to him. The young soldier then remembered that Phoenix was also there, and his face suddenly turned pale. He laughed awkwardly, "Ahaha, I was just kidding. With Lord Pearl Tear's development, our Silver City might even be better than the capital now."

Another soldier nearby said, "Hey, I heard that the capital seems to have been occupied by followers of the evil god recently. Those Paladins who fought alongside us before were here to fight against these followers of the evil god."

Seeing that Challens seemed to be hesitant to speak, finally sighing and saying nothing, the nearby soldier patted him on the shoulder, handed him a roasted lizard, and said soothingly, "Hey, it's okay. Who hasn't had some grief? The only downside to a good place is that everyone wants to take it away, so it must be a mess. It wasn't easy for you to escape from the evil god's followers. Money can be earned again, and a house can be rebuilt. Being alive is better than anything else. You're a great knight with such great skills. Come work for our Lord Pearl Tear, and you'll definitely be able to get a house in the heart of Silver City."

"Indeed, that knight named Custer was just a knight. He joined Lord Pearl Tear early and was lucky enough to survive several wars. Now he's the commander of a legion. I heard he even lives in the city lord's mansion. As a great knight like you, if you can survive, you will definitely have a better future than him."

The old soldier smiled and asked Phoenix, who was quietly chewing a snake beside him, "Isn't that what you said, Lady Lord?"

Phoenix thought about it and nodded for Rusalka.

Challens also smiled and said, "Really? That's great. I guess I have to work harder."

After eating and drinking, the coachman, who felt like he couldn't help much, offered to keep watch. Everyone had no objection, so after dimming the bonfire, they went to sleep.

I wonder how Rusalka is doing now? Is he getting enough to eat? Before Phoenix entered the Shadow Plane to sleep, she was actually a little worried about Rusalka's condition.

She knew that Rusalka couldn't lose the fight, but after all, she had been the head maid for so long, and she also knew that Rusalka really knew nothing about life management.

As for Rewi/Theresa?

I wish her all the best and hope that God Wright can take them away soon. I hope they have good food and drink and have a good journey.

Chapter 162 Sicilian Front (12)

The next day, before dawn broke in the sky, the whole forest was in a drowsy sleep. When Ai Li was half asleep and half awake, he opened his eyes.

She stretched and rubbed her eyes.

"you're awake?"